The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

PERHAPS Drum would like to 60 to St Louis.
Chicago Mail.
1T is interesting to observe how small hole
so large President can crawl out at.-Hillsboro
News Herald.
Mr.. CLEVELAND will not attend the Grand
Army encampmeut at st. Louis. He will not
even send observation-disclosures Mail
ALL the Grand Army men that ever fought
could not insult the President as much as he has
insulted himself in his ST. Louis letter.--Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
CONSIDERED in its military aspect the Ceve-
land boom bears strong resemblance to Pen
sion Commissioner Black. That is to say, it is
complete wreck.-Philadelphia Press.
Iii the doubt whether he (Cleveland) is most
an honest blunderer or an insncere and blunder-
ing politician, that holds him up at all In the
midst of all his blunders- Milwaukee Sentinel
ST. LOUIS can get along without the Presi-
dent this year AS show card he will be WORTH
less after next year. and no dime museum would
offer him ten dollars q week.-Cincinnat Com
mercial Gazette.
THE Presidents letter to the Mayor of st.
Louis, canceling his engagement to visit that
city during the time of the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic is sad and
sorry reading.-N Y. Commercial Advertiser.
ONE very amusing feature of the discussion
about the ST. Louis letter 10 that while the Dem
ocratic press numerically condemns the Grand
Army Republican machine the President
is careful to state in his letter that the Grand
Army "is by no means ible."-Philadel-
phia North American.
DIR. McGLYNN is not great enough to be q
Luther, and he is too honest to become a mere
cbarlatan, so the chances are that after a brief
starring expedition. he will fall into innocuous
desuetude. Unlike Henry George, DR.. McGlynn
has no books to sell. he will profit little by
the fine run of advertising he is receiving.-St.
Louis Republican.
WELL. he, [McGlynnl has taken the step
which millions have taken before his time, and
thus Joined the ranks of a large majority OF the
neople of this country Rome will get on with
ont him. and he will doubtless get without
Rome The world is large enough for all of us.
and there is plenty of room for honest men with
honest ideas-if not in given church, then out
of it.-New York Herald.
THERE is nothing in our laws or our schemes
of government that requires MS to furnish homes
and employment for the poor and idle OF all the
earth: but it is both our right and our duty to
nrotect cur own laborors against those of for
eicu countries by establishing certain reasona-
BILE limits and conditions as to the number OF
the latter who shall be permitted to settle here
and to share in the advantages OF our institu-
st Louis Globe Democrat
As Mr. Cleveland has surrendered he
will doubtless receive all due consideration from
the ex soldiers grim smile OF derision will
illuminate their countenauces when they read
mis- childish disclaimer of fear. and sec him ex-
hibit his wounded feelings TO the public They
will only regret that he did not surren der TWEEN
ty-two years ago. at Appomattox, audl learn ike
the brave men who fought on the side OF the
South how accept defeat In q graceful ana
hospitabie spirit-Philadelphia Press.
THE fact is that the iIl-feeling among the ex
soldiers was not caused by the exercise OF the
Presidents veto power so mnch as by the heart
less and needlessly offensive language used 10
the messages. The President went out OF ms
way to cast slurs on crippled veterans. and the
old soldiers in the hot fury of honest INDIGNATION
resented the wanton insult It is we'll for the
President to remember that he, from bis high